german food

Markthalle Neun Berlin is an ambitious venture, with the goal of changing how Germans shop for and enjoy food. According to one of its founders, "What we are trying to do is establish a pattern of going shopping which is different from supermarkets and what everybody else does." Well, maybe not everybody...

Heard about the new German-Chinese restaurant? The food is great, but an hour later, you're hungry for power. In other news, an Italian restaurant in New Taipei has yanked a dish called "Long Live Nazi Spaghetti" from its menu, following criticism by the local German and Israeli embassies. Here's the rest of this bizarre story.

Tired of suspiciously perky cooking show hosts? Us too. Enter Jonny Garrett, our champion at The Craft Beer Channel, which is much more important than the sun-dried tomato channel or fancy...whatever channel. In honor of Germany's recent World Cup win, Garrett whips up three hot dog variations: balsamic beer onions, beer-spiked currywurst sauce and beer mustard, which is not simply beer mixed with mustard. You'll see.

Here, we’ve pit five familiar German dishes against their American counterparts with the goal of determining which cuisine reigns supreme. It may not determine the final standings of Group G, but who cares about soccer when a victory this vital is there for the taking? Hand your boss your form letter and read on.

Dinner at Brooklyn bakery-restaurant Runner & Stone means sitting down to a farm-inspired feast from executive chef Chris Pizzulli. But there is another reason to hightail it to Brooklyn: the glorious breads made by Pizzulli’s business partner, civil engineer-turned-Per Se alum, Peter Endriss. Soft, salty-sweet pretzels, tawny-hued and glazed, are among the treasures he crafts — we caught up with Endriss to find out how he makes them. Read on and scroll down to check out the pretzel .gifs!

We hope you enjoyed Around The World In Five Editors as much as we did. We highlighted food topics from far and wide, bringing you in-depth stories, recipes and interviews from around the globe. Here are some of the highlights of our tour de cuisine, from sushibots to vodka shots, plus the Israeli junk foods you should be importing. Or hey, go to Israel — the food's great!

Say it with us now: German food ist lecker! That's German for delicious. But that's just one thing we've taken away from Germany Day on Around The World In 5 Editors, all schnitzel and bratwurst recipes considered. Take your pick from the recipes below and curate a dinner with one of our hand-selected German beer recommendations.

"German food is a really interesting perspective that is sort of knitted underneath American culture," says Tim Wiechmann, the chef and owner of Bronywn, a German restaurant in Somerville, Massachusetts that has earned national praise since opening last year. Then he adds the kicker: "But it’s not really prominent. And it’s not organized." Find out what he's doing to change this....